Stovetop Nigella Garlic Butter Naan Recipe

Stovetop Nigella Garlic Butter Naan Recipe

A garlic butter naan is a variation on the classic Indian naan recipe that often accompanies an Indian meal. This simple, easy and effortless recipe makes a deliciously soft and chewy garlic butter naan that just melts in the mouth. Serve it with your favorite Indian meal or enjoy it as a sandwich wrap too.

If you love Indian food I bet you love naan. And of course, some of you will say… garlic butter naan. Right? I hear you, I am the same. I LOVE naan but I am crazy about garlic butter naan with nigella seeds on the top. The nigella seeds just make the naan so darn pretty!!

Do you know that a naan is supposed to be soft and chewy? It really bothers me when I go to a restaurant and find a naan that’s tough like rubber. If you look at my video you will see that the naan really is soft. Well, you have to try it and see for yourself.

In our home, if I decide to make naan, I have to make both the classic naan recipe as well as this garlic butter naan because my kids will only eat a little of the garlic butter naan. They do want the simple naan bread.

Flour – Naan is traditionally made with all-purpose flour. And yet go ahead and substitute some of that with whole wheat flour. Tastes delicious. I know cause I’ve tried it. I will share it with you soon too.

Yogurt – Apart from adding softness and flavor this really helps with over-night fermenting adding a unique special flavor. Try not to substitute.
If you must, try non-dairy yogurt like coconut yogurt. I have not tried it myself. If you try, please let us know in the comments below.

Egg – Helps keep the naan soft and flaky. If you need to make it eggless, you can replace the egg with 1/4 cup more yogurt.

Warm water – the water MUST be warm, not hot or cold. Hot water will kill the yeast while cold water will not revive the yeast. So has to be around 110 F.

Instant dry yeast – I like to use instant dry because I’ve always had great success with it. If you have to use active dry yeast you will need 2 1/4 tsp or one packet. And if you use fresh yeast you will need about 21 grams. It’s not necessary to activate the yeast but I like to take the guesswork out and make sure my dough will rise

Garlic – you must like garlic to be able to eat garlic naan because it does have a rich flavor of garlic. I love adding roasted garlic so my kids can enjoy it too. If you don’t like garlic go ahead and skip the garlic using only butter. Of course, you can also use my basic stovetop naan recipe. It’s always a winner in our home.

Butter – Well I do love butter when it comes to naan but yes you can also use olive oil if you prefer.

Useful Tips and Tools

A small Mixing Bowl or measuring cup to activate the yeast. I prefer to use glass over metal. If the metal is cold it can lower the temperature of the liquid ingredients. Not a big deal. And yet, it’s nice to get the yeast activated quickly and move on with the recipe.

I like mixing bread dough by hand. It’s quite therapeutic for those of us that love to bake bread. But bread dough can be difficult to handle. Not just because it needs more kneading but also because it’s often a soft, sticky mess. Keeping the dough soft and sticky though difficult to work with is in favor of good bread baking. So, if you are new to bread baking I highly recommend getting that Stand Mixer Kenwood, kitchen-aidor other brands, it does not matter, from the back of the cabinet. Personally, I have a hand mixer. And yet, I don’t use it for baking bread. I’m always afraid because bread dough is dense compared to cakes. So, it might harm my hand mixer. (recommended read – which stand mixer is good for home bakers)

Baking bread is a science. So measuring ingredients correctly is important. Also, do not wing the measurements. Use a Measuring Cup for liquid ingredients and Measuring Spoons for dry ingredients.

A good baking tray is as important to bread baking as it is to other baking Baking Tray. Therefore, buy a good quality baking tray that’s not too thin. The thick ones will prevent the bread from burning on the bottom. Sometimes you can even add a second tray on the bottom to prevent the bottom from getting burnt.

Stovetop Nigella Garlic Butter Naan Recipe

A garlic butter naan is a variation on the classic Indian naan recipe that often accompanies an Indian meal. This simple, easy and effortless recipe makes a deliciously soft and chewy garlic butter naan that just melts in the mouth.

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Veena Azmanov is a professional Cake Artist and Food Enthusiast. The Founder, Editor, Creator and Recipe Developer on this blog. Follow her cake and food journey on this blog as she explores new and classic recipes with a twist.

Oooh!! I wish I had one now. I skipped lunch and I’m ravenous just looking at your delicious bread. We also use Instant Yeast — we get excellent results with it. Once we get home we’ll have to try your method and recipe for naan

Wow, such beautifully made naan Veena – they look so soft and fluffy. I hate most Indian restaurant naans — they are so tough and chewy. I guess once we get used to homemade naans, nothing would come closer to taste and texture.

this sounds like a great recipe, Naan costs alot of money in any bakery or grocery and I always wanted to try this. I love the little charr on it and I know that even makes it taste even better. A must put on my to do list ! Thanks for sharing!

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